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Download full textVarble, Mary Ellen; Gilman, David Alan – 1988
This study examined the relationship between test results of students in PRIMETIME first-grade classrooms in Indiana, and the Smith and Glass (1979) class size/achievement model. The class size/achievement model shows the results of a meta-analysis of research on class size which indicated that as class size decreases, achievement increases. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Grade 1, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedHaughey, Margaret; Snart, Fern; da Costa, Jose – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2003
Interviews with teachers of 17 small first-grade classes at 10 Edmonton (Alberta) schools found that teachers drew on the contextual benefits of small classes to support students' skill development in a creative and integrated curriculum. Teachers used individualization; active learning; integration of reading, writing, and speaking; and a variety…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
